CVE-2026-34403 PUBLISHED

Nginx-UI vulnerable to Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking (CSWSH) via missing origin validation on all WebSocket endpoints

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 27.03.2026 Published: 20.04.2026 Updated: 20.04.2026

Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. Prior to version 2.3.5, all WebSocket endpoints in nginx-ui use a gorilla/websocket Upgrader with CheckOrigin unconditionally returning true, allowing Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking (CSWSH). Combined with the fact that authentication tokens are stored in browser cookies (set via JavaScript without HttpOnly or explicit SameSite attributes), a malicious webpage can establish authenticated WebSocket connections to the nginx-ui instance when a logged-in administrator visits the attacker-controlled page. Version 2.3.5 patches the issue.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CVSS Score: 5.5

Product Status

Vendor 0xJacky
Product nginx-ui
Versions
  • Version < 2.3.5 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-1385: Missing Origin Validation in WebSockets CWE